The airport mainly serves as a corporate aviation base for several county businesses, including Kohler Company, Bemis Manufacturing Company, Plenco and Richardson Bros. An expansion project tying into increasing capacity in advance of the 2010 PGA Championship was completed that year. The airport was upgraded to allow a U.S. Customs presence in advance of the upcoming 2021 Ryder Cup (delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), while also allowing Kohler and other companies to bypass having to fly their business jets into other nearby international airports such as Appleton or Green Bay.[3][4] The Customs facility opened in April 2021.[5]
Sheboygan County Memorial also serves as a major link to local attractions such as Road America and the county's golf courses, such as Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.
Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin is located east of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Terminal Facility.[6]
Sheboygan County Memorial International Airport covers an area of 737 acres (298 ha) at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: the primary runway 4/22 is 6,800 by 100 feet (2,073 x 30 m) with a concrete surface and the crosswind runway 13/31 is 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
Lake Breeze aviation recently [when?] bought out burrows aviation and is planning to reopen the restaurant and be better served for airport business patrons. [citation needed]
For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2023, the airport had 22,600 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% air taxi and less than 1% military.
In July 2024, there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 7 multi-engine and 7 jet.[1]
On June 12, 1992, a Jet Charter GroupLearjet 25 crashed after lifting off prematurely, it rolled rapidly to the right and impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. Both occupants were killed.[7]
On March 4, 2018, hydraulic issues forced a Flight for Life medical helicopter to make an emergency landing at the airport.[8]
On July 20, 2018, a vintage airplane crashed in a farm field near the airport after taking off. The National Transportation Safety Board said the jet was part of a formation training flight at the Sheboygan County Airport.[9] The pilot was killed on impact. Two farm workers were injured.[10]
